LUCKNOW, FEB 2: The Anjuman Intezamia Masjid (AIM), the Gyanvapi mosque management committee, on Friday failed to get relief as the Allahabad High Court refused to allow the committee’s plea seeking an interim stay on puja being performed in the southern cellar of the mosque premises. The High Court, however, issued a directive to the […]Continue Reading
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NEW DELHI,FEB 2: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to hear a petition filed by former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a land fraud case. A special bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna, MM Sundresh and Bela M Trivedi asked the 48-year-old Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, FEB 1: The Supreme Court on Thursday decided to hear tomorrow the former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s petition challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a land scam money laundering case. Soren’s senior lawyers Kapil Sibal and Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who appeared on behalf of Soren, mentioned […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,FEB 1 : There will be no changes to income tax slabs this year, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed on Thursday while presenting the vote-on-account. Other taxes will also be retained at similar levels to last year, including import duties, she said. In addition she also announced a scheme to withdraw petty income […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, FEB 1: The Indian economy has witnessed a profound positive transformation in the last 10 years, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday. Sitharaman in her pre-election Budget, which is technically a vote on account and popularly termed an interim Budget, said people of India are looking ahead to the future with hope […]Continue Reading
Uttar Pradesh, Feb 1 : Hours after the Varanasi district court on Wednesday ruled that a priest can perform prayers before the idols in a cellar of the Gyanvapi Masjid, religious ceremonies were performed on the Gyanvapi premises at midnight. According to the details, the preparations for the puja had begun soon after the court’s […]Continue Reading
Jammu/Kashmir,Jan 31 : The onset of snowfall across parts of Jammu, Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and the Himalayas has infused a wave of optimism among farmers, fruit growers, and the tourism industry. The local Meteorological Department has issued an orange warning, indicating heavy snow and rains in isolated areas on January 31 and February 1, which […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JAN 31 : Days after Mani Shankar Aiyar’s daughter Suranya said she would protest the Ram Mandir consecration, the Jangpura Extension resident’s welfare association wrote to her and her father demanding an apology for “creating tension and hatred”, according to the Indian Express. The RWA asked them to move out if they still […]Continue Reading
MUMBAI, JAN 31: The RBI on Wednesday barred Paytm Payments Bank Ltd from accepting deposits or top-ups in any customer account, prepaid instruments, wallets, and FASTags, among others after February 29, 2024. The Reserve Bank’s action against Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL) follows a comprehensive system audit report and subsequent compliance validation report of the Continue Reading
Jharkhand, Jan 31 : Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has filed a police complaint against Enforcement Directorate officials, seeking action under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. This comes as probe agency officials on Wednesday questioned Soren at his residence in Ranchi in a money laundering case linked to an […]Continue Reading
